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Book Information
Author(s):
David A. Cox and Sheldon Katz
Title:
Mirror symmetry and algebraic geometry
Additional book information:
Mathematical Surveys and Monographs, vol. 68,
American Mathematical Society, Providence, RI,
xxi + 469,
$69.00,
0-8218-1059-6
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Additional Information:
Reviewer(s):
V.
Batyrev
Affiliation:
Universität Tübingen
Email:
batyrev@bastau.mathematik.uni-tuebingen.de
Review Information:
Journal:
Bull. Amer. Math. Soc.
37
(2000),
473-476.
MSC
(2000):
Primary 14-02;
Secondary 81-02
DOI:
10.1090/S0273-0979-00-00875-2
PII:
S 0273-0979(00)00875-2
Posted:
June 27, 2000
Copyright of article:
Copyright
2000,
American Mathematical Society
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